MBA (FT) in Information System Management

COURSE OBJECTIVE
The objective of this course is to help students to understand the basics of Information System, and issuesrelated to Design and Development of Information Systems.

EXAMINATION
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 20 marks for the internal performance of the student. The semester examination carrying 80 marks will have eight questions out of which student will be required to attempt any five Questions.Total Marks = 20+80 = 100

COURSE CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Information Systems: Definition, Information Systems and Society, Information Systemsand Organization, Technological Versus Behavioral Aspects, A Framework for, Managerial End Users,System Concepts, A Business as a System, Information Processing Concepts, Information SystemsConsents and Recognizing Information Systems

2. Information Systems for Operations, Management and Strategic Advantage: An Overview of InformationSystems, Information Systems for Business Operations, Information System for Management DecisionMaking, Competitive Strategy Concepts, Strategic Role for Information Systems, Strategic InformationSystems and Managerial End Users.

3. A System Approach to Problem Solving: The Scientific Method, The System Approach, Understanding a Problem or Opportunity, Developing a Solution, Implementing a Solution. A System Solution Methodology,Applying the Solutions methodology.

4. Types of Information Processing Systems: Overview of Six Major Types of Systems: Transaction Processing Systems, Office Automation Systems, Knowledge Work Systems, Management Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, and Executive Support Systems

5. System Concepts and The information Systems Environment: The Systems Concept: Definition,Characteristics of a System, Central Objective, Elements of a System, Types of Systems, The SystemsDevelopment Life Cycle: The SDLC - Recognition of Need, Feasibility Study, Analysis, Design,Implementation, and Considerations for Candidate Systems and The Role of System Analyst.

6. System Analysis: System Planning and Initial Investigation. Information Gathering, the Tools of Structured Analysis - DFDs, Data Dictionary, Decision Trees, and Decision Tables. Feasibility Study and Cost! Benefit Analysis.

7.System Design: The Process Stage of Systems Design, Input / Output and Form Design, File Organizationand Data Base Design, Programme Design, Design of Online Dialogue, DOra Models, IPO.and HIPO.